Gamtoos River
| Mouth of the watercourse | Indian Ocean  |
|---|---|
| Tributary | Groot River, Kouga River |
| Country | South Africa |
| Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd | Eastern Cape |
| Coordinate location | 33°58′9″S 25°1′58″E |
Gamtoos River anaa Gamptoos River be a river insyd de Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. E be formed by de confluence of de Kouga River den de Groot River wey e be approximately 645 kilometres (401 mi) long plus a catchment area of 34,635 square kilometres (13,373 sq mi).[1]
Course
[edit | edit source]De Gamtoos river system be formed by de Groot, de Kouga den de Baviaanskloof rivers. De latter be a tributary of de Kouga.[2]
Although de rainfall insyd de catchment area be low, e dey support commercial irrigated agriculture insyd de lower catchment area, oranges, tobacco, citrus fruit den vegetables be grown. De estuary wer de Gamtoos river dey enter de Indian Ocean dey locate between Jeffreys Bay den Port Elizabeth wer de Gamtoos River Mouth Nature Reserve dey locate. De towns of Hankey, de oldest town situate insyd de Gamtoos river valley, den Patensie dey situate insyd de lower catchment area. Further inland be de towns of Steytlerville, Joubertina, Uniondale, Willowmore den Murraysburg.
Tributaries dey include de Loerie River, Klein River, de Hol River, besides de Groot den de Kouga wey form de Gamtoos.
History
[edit | edit source]Saartjie Baartman - de "Hottentot Venus" - dem born around 1789 insyd de vicinity of de Gamtoos river.
Insyd 1877 during a severe drought insyd de region, de Gamtoos River dry up completely.[3] During de floods of October 1867, according to John Croumbie Brown, de level of water insyd sam parts of de river rise by up to 21 m (70 ft).[4]
Dams insyd de basin
[edit | edit source]Presently dis river be part of de Fish to Tsitsikama Water Management Area.
- Kouga Dam insyd de Kouga River
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Fish to Tsitsikamma WMA 15". Archived from the original on 2017-06-30. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
- ↑ Catchment L, the Gamtoos River System Archived 2014-12-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Sellick, W.S.J. (1904). Uitenhage, past and present : souvenir of the Centenary, 1804-1904. p. 125.
- ↑ Brown, John Croumbie (1877). "III - Supply of water as affected by rivers". Water supply of South Africa, and facilities for the storage of it. Edinburgh, Oliver & Boyd. p. 125. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
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